One year of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

A number of SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, research has identified. It is thought that variants of concern—including B.1.1.7, a variant first identified in Kent—were a result of long-term infection in people with a weakened immune system.

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